F1 tyre supplier Pirelli have completed their investigation into the reason of the tyre failure that caused a DNF for Sebastian Vettel at the most recent Austrian Grand Prix. The blown tyre forced the German to retire from the race while leading it.
While Mercedes start as firm favorites, I'm predicting a Sebastian Vettel special! I have a feeling he's going to split the Mercedes on the starting grid and win the race!Phil wrote:Okay, thanks! Nico has gone well in 2014 too, so I'm going to predict another hard and difficult weekend for Hamilton fans. Happy to be surprised though. In any case, I'm just praying for a genuine race between the two, not hampered by strategy or a stuffed up start or something.
Will be interesting to see how close the rest are too.
A pole sounds too optimistic taking into accoun how fast Nico and Lewis are and that they have "magic botton". But a third position and a great start could give the victory to Sebastian if the strategy is good.f1316 wrote:Yeah, I think this is Ferrari's best chance of pole so far this year. It's similar to Canada but Ferrari were closer here last year and Marchionne alluded to the engine actually not being completely fixed until Austria - so there's more performance than Canada.Juzh wrote:Will also be interesting to see whether ferrari has gone forwards or backwards. 0.4s difference last year in Q3.
I think the gap in Baku had a lot to do with the length of the lap and Mercedes advantage with harvesting and deployment (remember that Spa was one of Ferrari's weakest points relative to Mercedes powered cars), so this won't be an issue at another short lap circuit.
I'm going to optimistically say Vettel for pole and win.
Seb can get pole here! It just needs to all come together.Vasconia wrote:A pole sounds too optimistic taking into accoun how fast Nico and Lewis are and that they have "magic botton". But a third position and a great start could give the victory to Sebastian if the strategy is good.f1316 wrote:Yeah, I think this is Ferrari's best chance of pole so far this year. It's similar to Canada but Ferrari were closer here last year and Marchionne alluded to the engine actually not being completely fixed until Austria - so there's more performance than Canada.Juzh wrote:Will also be interesting to see whether ferrari has gone forwards or backwards. 0.4s difference last year in Q3.
I think the gap in Baku had a lot to do with the length of the lap and Mercedes advantage with harvesting and deployment (remember that Spa was one of Ferrari's weakest points relative to Mercedes powered cars), so this won't be an issue at another short lap circuit.
I'm going to optimistically say Vettel for pole and win.
Yeah, I think the theory is that Ferrari will have a similar 'magic button' (or the ability to fully use it, rather) from AustriaSchuttelberg wrote:Seb can get pole here! It just needs to all come together.Vasconia wrote:A pole sounds too optimistic taking into accoun how fast Nico and Lewis are and that they have "magic botton". But a third position and a great start could give the victory to Sebastian if the strategy is good.f1316 wrote:
Yeah, I think this is Ferrari's best chance of pole so far this year. It's similar to Canada but Ferrari were closer here last year and Marchionne alluded to the engine actually not being completely fixed until Austria - so there's more performance than Canada.
I think the gap in Baku had a lot to do with the length of the lap and Mercedes advantage with harvesting and deployment (remember that Spa was one of Ferrari's weakest points relative to Mercedes powered cars), so this won't be an issue at another short lap circuit.
I'm going to optimistically say Vettel for pole and win.
Agreed. For qualifying I'm thinking:f1316 wrote:Yeah, I think the theory is that Ferrari will have a similar 'magic button' (or the ability to fully use it, rather) from AustriaSchuttelberg wrote:Seb can get pole here! It just needs to all come together.Vasconia wrote:
A pole sounds too optimistic taking into accoun how fast Nico and Lewis are and that they have "magic botton". But a third position and a great start could give the victory to Sebastian if the strategy is good.
Agreed. I also find some tracks are much more interesting when watching the onboard channel rather than the normal broadcast.ChrisDanger wrote:Just a suggestion to those who find the races boring: open up the live timing on f1.com or get the app, and get yourself a bit more involved in what's happening that you aren't being shown by the usual broadcast. You'll be surprised how much following the gaps or spotting who's doing personal best sectors fills the spaces that might otherwise become tedious.
I haven't watched a boring race for years.
Well a win under the rain could be on merit too, because Hamilton is truly fast under the rain. Too bad that Rosberg seems not to like the rain haha.GPR-A wrote:Someone should start a "Dream Series" thread. May be a Ferrari would then win on MERIT (of the dreamer).godlameroso wrote:1:06 for pole. Ferrari gets its first win. Rain on Friday.
